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I actually really like the monkeys. All of the first stages are just the most adorable things, and only Simipour of the second stages causes me hesitation. It's the dreadlocks. I just don't like the look of dreadlocks. Otherwise, the monkeys are all great. The grass pair is my favorite, though. Unfortunately, Tepig is my least favorite starter, so if I ever want to use Pansage I have to get lucky and catch one in Pinwheel Forest.

That said, I have used the fire and grass monkeys as long-term team members in Black and White. I used Pansear with Snivy in Black version and I used Pansage with Oshawott in White version. Come to think of it, I prefer to play through Unova with a team of - specifically - Oshawott, Pansage, and Scraggy as my unevolved Pokemon. Somehow, having those three as my early-game team core just feels comfortable. =P

I used my Simisear through the whole game, ever since I got it in the Dreamyard. I still used him Post-Game, and he was great. Even though I hear people pick on his stance or whatever, I still think he rocks.

If my signature could hold more Pokemon they'll be on the list, no offense but with a bunch of monkey/primate Pokemon family released in prior generations you would think that GF would go for more distinguishable sub-species. They're really plain looking, and were added to the game for a very plain purpose.

...This poll doesn't even carry a "I don't like any of them" option >.>

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I like Simipour alot because she smiled and waved at you. Its better to have the simipour as a girl in my opinion, seems to fit right.
I used Simipour up until the fifth gym. Kicked the ground dudes butt with simipour, but afterthat i never really used the monkey.
Simisage is a fav among everyone, and not to be mean but simisears stance is a little awkward. I tried using simipour competitively once in the tournament
But it ended up not being used as much as my standard double battle team but meh, she was there when i needed her. lol.

Boxed my Panpour after a pretty early on, mostly because I was rotating pokemon and eventually came to prefer the rest of my team over it. Yeah it was helpful in the beginning, but it didn't really feel like it was pulling its weight later on.

No. This is because by the time that I learned that you get one of these guys for free, I had already developed a strong team with not many weaknesses.
However, I may consider using the monkeys in some future playthroughs.

I just got BW a few days ago, and I got a Pansear from the Dreamyard (my starter was Oshawott). I caught a Pansage in Pinwheel Forest later, and I'm using both of them on my team. I'm looking for a Panpour in Pinwheel Forest now; they seem to be so rare lol.

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I used Pansear for the first gym just so I could beat it quickly and trade over eggs for my real team. Then I ditched both him and my starter and went on to happily play the rest of the game with Pokemon I actually liked.